Managing High Energy Costs
High energy costs continue to be a challenge facing many agricultural processing plants in Minnesota. For the biofuels industry, higher input costs are also squeezing margins. Biomass from our fields and forests, along with co-products from our agricultural processing and bioenergy plants, have the potential to provide a lower-cost alternative to petroleum-based fuels. This forum was designed to help participants to learn together how to manage higher energy costs.
The Renewable Energy landscape is changing rapidly — new developments, new technologies, new players, new economics, new energy sources, new tax credits and carbon programs.
This forum was developed to follow up on the very successful conference held in May, 2006. It targeted large users of energy in the agricultural processing and bioenergy arena. Topics covered included: Where and how might biomass fit into your plant operation? How do lower-cost fuels and new energy-saving technologies fit in? Is there a way to take advantage of the recent changes in the tax code and various state requirements?
Click on the links below for the presentations (in PDF format)
Cellulosic Ethanol – Doug Tiffany
Biomass Gasification – Dr. Lanny Schmidt
Methanol How and Why – Cecil Massie
Woodland Custom, Inc. – Eric Woodland
Rural Energy Marketing Gasifier – Loren Forrest
Densification of Biomass – Alan Doering and Dr. Vance Morey
DDG for Power – Dr. Vance Morey
